I took my brother, who performs in Germany, and his girlfriend to see the Barra McNeils in concert. He laughed when he saw them on stage and said "In Germany "stage clothes" would mean at least black pants and a good shirt, in Canada it means you make sure you've got clean jeans." He rather liked it.

I am not, in any way, a seasoned performer but I like to dress up a little for any performance as it gives it spice for me. I like to feel that I look as good as I can as well as sing as well as I can, problem is my everyday clothes are also my most comfortable. I'm more distracted by a performer who looks overheated in fancy dress than I am by somebody who looks cool and comfortable in daily wear. I tend to watch faces and hands rather than knees.